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Earth’s inner core exists only because of carbon
[ad_1] A new study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a new constraint on the chemistry of Earth’s core, by showing how it was able to crystallize millions of years ago. The study was published today (September 4) in Nature Communications. The researchers showed that […]
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Metformin’s mysterious metal effect could explain its big health benefits
[ad_1] The widely used diabetes drug metformin changes blood metal levels in humans. The Kobe University study is an important step in understanding the drug’s many actions and designing better ones in the future. Metformin is the most widely prescribed diabetes drug in the world. Apart from lowering blood sugar levels, it is also known […]
Anthony Joshua would take a world title fight with Moses Itauma ‘in a heartbeat’, says promoter Eddie Hearn | Boxing News
[ad_1] A fight between Anthony Joshua and Moses Itauma could be made, but a world title would have to be on the line says promoter Eddie Hearn. Itauma is in the early stages of his professional career, but has shown his promise and his capabilities in a lightning-quick demolition of Dillian Whyte. Joshua is 15 […]
Woolly mammoth teeth reveal the world’s oldest microbial DNA
[ad_1] An international team led by researchers at the Centre for Palaeogenetics, has uncovered microbial DNA preserved in woolly and steppe mammoth remains dating back more than one million years. The analyses reveal some of the world’s oldest microbial DNA ever recovered, as well as the identification of bacteria that possibly caused disease in mammoths. […]
DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence
[ad_1] The dramatic liquidity crisis currently impacting the UN and its global partners has already prevented a high-level human rights probe into the DRC emergency created in February from getting underway. According to testimonies gathered by OHCHR investigators into widespread violence in DRC’s North and South Kivu since January, members of the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel paramilitary […]
A 3-minute brainwave test could spot Alzheimer’s years before symptoms
[ad_1] A simple brainwave test developed at the University of Bath has been shown to detect signs of memory impairment linked to Alzheimer’s disease years before clinical diagnosis is typically possible. Published in the journal Brain Communications the study by academics from the University of Bath and the University of Bristol, reports that Fastball EEG, […]
T20 Blast: Liam Livingstone seals Lancashire victory over Kent
[ad_1] Joey Evison (27 from 24) and Grant Stewart (25 from 15) did their best to raise the tempo only to be pegged back by a handy two-over stint of 2-12 from Tom Aspinwall as wickets continued to fall at the death. Kent’s tail did enough to clamber above the 150 mark, but Wood returned […]
Seagrass found to be a powerful carbon sponge with a surprising weakness
[ad_1] Seagrass has the potential to be one of the world’s most effective sponges at soaking up and storing carbon, but we don’t yet know how nutrient pollution affects its ability to sequester carbon. In a pair of studies, U-M researchers evaluated the impact of nitrogen and phosphorus on seagrass, short, turf-like grasses that live […]
Infant among victims of Russian strikes on Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities targeted
[ad_1] An infant was among two people killed in an overnight Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv that set fire to scores of buildings in the capital, including a government building, Ukrainian officials said Sunday. Russia also targeted President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown in central Ukraine and the southern port city of Odesa, said local officials. […]